Alive and Thriving, by Robyn Grant

“Let’s do it again soon!” exclaimed ladies who participated in Pampering and Spa Day.

With a vision to provide more valuable services to area residents, Nakusp Hot Springs started the new year with an opportunity for women to enjoy some much needed R ‘n’ R time. Everyone knows that, when mama’s happy, everyone’s happy, so with the enthusiasm and kind help of local volunteer massage practitioners and supportive businesses, Friday, Jan. 20 was dedicated to helping women relax and refresh body and mind. Welcomed with an oxytocin (the feel good hormone) enhancing dark chocolate truffle, compliments of new local chocolatier Jennifer Cross (www.jenniferchoclates.com), ladies arrived to a sensory feast of brightly coloured, low-lit private massage cabanas where they would soon be cared for by their practitioner. Brendalee Morgan, Danna Moody, Gail Joy, LaLonnie Wood, Robyn Grant and Roelie vanDam volunteered to infuse a sense of wellbeing into the ladies with a 20-minute relaxation massage. It couldn’t have happened without them and a big thank you is due! Amid soothing music and with tasty treats to enjoy too, the business of life was left behind, for a while, as resting and restoring became the focus of the day.

The hum in the air that only a gathering of women can create, bathrobes and slippers were the fashion of the day. After diffusing away stress and muscle tension in the soothing mineral pools, ladies enjoyed delicious snacks, including soup, meats, cheeses, blueberry punch, gluten-free crackers and some yummy smoked sockeye salmon, generously donated by Cut-Rite Meats. A small women’s wellness info area gave an opportunity to peruse books and to take magazines and food or skincare samples compliments of Re-Awakening Health Centre. The day was set up for the simplicity of relaxing and enjoying and even a little learning.

The sense of letting go of stress was tangible, as the women emerged from their massages. Treatments were short to accommodate everyone but it showed that just a little care goes a long way. Just imagine if women had a mini-getaway more often. Wouldn’t our world be different!

Special thanks go to the massage practitioners who donated their time and skills, especially Brendalee Morgan and LaLonnie Wood who worked joyfully creating such a beautiful treatment space.

It was a first of its kind for the springs and participants were asked for feedback, which automatically entered their name in a draw for a nice basket of spa type massage and bathing goodies. The feedback is being compiled to help create an even better event next time. Congratulations to grand prize winner Dawn Devlin, who so enjoyed herself that she went back for a soak the next day. Another special thanks goes to Bon Marche for helping with the creation of a nice gift basket.

Participants from all over the area registered, including ladies from Winlaw and Vernon but due to poor road conditions, there were some understandable cancellations. About 30 people participated in all and most requested another similar event. Many men have also requested a special relaxation day. Please send all comments and requests about special events to the new website at www.nakusphotsprings.com . Want to stay-tuned about hot events and happenings at Nakusp Hot Springs? Here’s how: visit the NEW website and connect on the Facebook page, follow the Tweets on Twitter, join the emailing list and watch for posters around town!

We are very excited to be adding another reputable partner in Central America who has strong retail and distribution relationships. All of our Latin American Partners are waiting on us to start accepting shipments in Spanish. We are within just a few weeks from the FDA required export documents we need, said COO Daisy Ramirez.

Our Mexican, and Costa Rican partners are already having meetings, and our Dominican Republic partner came to the USA to visit with us. We had very positive discussions regarding the future of the rest of the non-Hispanic Caribbean. At the rate we are going we can have a huge footprint across the entire region by the middle of this year, said Brian Weber, CEO of BeBevCo.

About BeBevCo

BeBevCo (Bebida Beverage Company) develops, manufactures and markets beverages including relaxation drinks Koma Unwind Chillaxation Drink(TM), Koma Unwind Sugar-free Chillaxation Drink(TM) and Koma Unwind Chillaxation Shot(TM) as well as Potencia Energy Drink, Potencia BLAST energy shot, Relax 5 shots and Piranha Water.

Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historic information contained in this release, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause a companys actual results in the future to differ materially from forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the companys ability to attract qualified management, raise sufficient capital to execute its business plan, and effectively compete against similar companies.

Contact: (704) 660-0226 extension 5Investorrelations@bebevco.com www.BeBevCo.com www.Relaxfive.com

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SOURCE Bebida Beverage Company

SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) February 15, 2012

OpenDNS, the worlds largest and fastest-growing provider of Internet security and DNS services that deliver a safer, faster and more intelligent Internet experience to everyone, today announced Columbia West Properties is using OpenDNS Enterprise, the hospitality industrys preferred security solution, to proactively protect its guests, employees and corporate network from inappropriate and malicious content. Columbia West Properties operates four boutique hotels near high-traffic destinations in Seattle under the Pineapple Hospitality brand.

Prior to deploying OpenDNS Enterprise, the Columbia West Properties IT team was facing an uphill battle conserving precious bandwidth on its networks and preventing access to unsavory or malicious Internet content. Prior to using OpenDNS Enterprise, the Columbia West team was forced to spend valuable resources identifying offending sites and individually blacklisting them. Additionally, the team would have needed to individually deploy appliances and perform time-consuming maintenance at the 4 different hotel locations when updates were required.

The Columbia West Properties IT Team selected OpenDNS Enterprise because the service immediately solved a multitude of problems across their networks: Employees are prevented from stumbling across inappropriate or unsavory websites, customer data is protected from being communicated off its network via malware or botnets, bandwidth consumption is under control and IT security management is centralized. Alternative options, including appliances, software-based solutions, and firewall modules or add-ons would have only solved a portion of these issues, and come at a greater cost of time and resources.

The Columbia West Properties IT team was also searching for a solution that would help them engage in a more proactive IT security strategy. David Thomson, director of IT for Columbia West Properties explains, At our boutique properties like the HotelFive in downtown Seattle or the Maxwell Hotel in Seattles Queen Ann neighborhood, its paramount that our guests private information remain secure. OpenDNS Enterprise lets us employ measures to prevent employees from getting to sites that could download malware or botnets and intercept customer data.

Since deploying OpenDNS Enterprise, Columbia West Properties IT Team has seen considerable improved efficiency in how their IT security is managed. OpenDNS Enterprise automatically updates site categories were blocking, saving us valuable time, Thomson said. Plus, remote management makes my work so much easier. When I have filtering rules set for one property such as our University Inn hotel, I can easily copy them over to our other property, the Watertown hotel, with just the click of a button, even though I may be hours away from these hotels at the time

Thomson concluded: We have a reputation to uphold with our customers and we cannot risk letting them down because of a hole in network security. With OpenDNS Enterprise, were not exposed to such risk.

About OpenDNS

OpenDNS is the worlds leading provider of Internet security and DNS services, enabling the world to connect to the Internet with confidence on any device, anywhere, any time. OpenDNS provides millions of businesses, schools and households with a safer, faster and more intelligent Internet experience by protecting them from malicious Web threats and providing them control over how users navigate the Internet, while dramatically increasing the networks overall performance and reliability. For more information about OpenDNS, please visit: www.opendns.com.

About Columbia West Properties

A family-owned and operated business, Columbia West Properties (CWP) owns, manages and develops a variety of commercial, retail, multi-family and hospitality properties in Washington state. Founded by Diane Foreman in 1988, CWP is currently managed by her daughter, Michelle Foreman Barnet, who serves as president, in conjunction with Diane and her husband Richard Foreman who serve as co-CEOs. CWPs notable properties include Bellevues Pacific Plaza; Waterworks Marina and Offices; the historic Holyoke Building,HotelFIVE and Maxwell Hotel in downtown Seattle; and the University Inn and Watertown Hotel in Seattles University District. Other projects currently in development include the Second Avenue Towers on Virginia Street in downtown Seattle (currently in planning phase). For more information, please visit www.columbiawestproperties.com.

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The listings are compiled based on ratings awarded by travelers who have stayed in the hotels.

Centara Villas Phuket was ranked number 15 out of the Top 25 listing.

Guests have the opportunity to rate the properties on a scale of 1 to 5, and 83 percent of the ratings for Centara Villas were in the Excellent or Very Good categories.

The resort won praise for its picturesque hillside setting and ocean views, its attractive villas, its breakfast buffet that is included in the room price, and its friendly staff.

Centara Villas Phuket is set on an incline surrounded by a luxurious natural tropical backdrop at Karon, with the beach accessed by steps from the resort poolside. The 72 spacious villas are all sea-facing, and some offer the option of a private pool or spa. The resort has 2 swimming pools, 2 restaurants, and a Spa Cenvaree.

Centara Hotelsamp;Resorts is Thailand’s largest operator of hotels, with 38 deluxe and first-class properties covering all the major tourist destinations in the kingdom. A further 17 resorts in the Maldives, Philippines, Vietnam, Bali Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Mauritius Indian Ocean, brings the present total to 55 properties.

Brands and properties within Centara ensure that specific categories such as couples, families, individuals, and meetings and incentives groups will all find a hotel or resort that is appropriate to their needs. Centara operates 25 branches of Spa Cenvaree, one of Thailand’s most luxurious and innovative spa brands, and the company’s Kids’ Club is available at all the family-friendly resorts to ensure that the youngsters and teens are taken care of. Centara Hotelsamp;Resorts also operates 2 state-of-the-art convention centers in Bangkok, and one in Udon Thani in northeastern Thailand.

For more information and reservations, please contact tel. +662 101 1234 ext. 1 or e-mail to reservations@chr.co.th or visit; www.centarahotelsresorts.com .

Facebook: www.facebook.com/centarahotelsresorts
Twitter: www.twitter.com/staycentara

PHOTO: Centara Villas Phuket – Spa Villa / Photo from centarahotelsresorts.com

MEDIA CONTACT: Centara Hotels Resorts, 999/99 Rama 1 Road, Pathumwan Bangkok 10330, Thailand, Tel: +66 (0) 2 769 1234, Fax: +66 (0) 2 769 1235, Email: centara@chr.co.th

By Dion Hinchcliffe | February 15, 2012, 11:57am PST

Summary: Industrial giant BASF wanted to bring its employees together and drive better business performance, but needed to ensure it was heading in the right direction and that uptake would ultimately succeed. Heres the story of how they achieved rapid viral growth of their Enterprise 2.0 platform last year.

First, SanDisk announced that it had acquired FlashSoft, and second that it has formed an exclusive partnership with Diskeeper Corp for SSD software solutions. Both announcements cover similar ground, but span the consumer and enterprise settings.

The partnership with Diskeeper means SanDisk will be the exclusive licensee of Diskeeper’s ExpressCache and NowOn storage optimization software products (the latter of which we are still inquiring about,) for application across client and enterprise computing and mobile markets, specifically in the burgeoning Ultrabook class of notebook computers.

With the apex court seeking a report on the necessity of an independent probe on the alleged fake encounters in Gujarat between 2003 and 2006, and the CBI beginning to probe the fake encounter of Ishrat Jehan and three others, the stench of a conspiracy entailing macabre machination is all set to fill the air in Gujarat as it gears up for yet another assembly election later this year.

So far, the encounters have been treated as isolated cases tied by one common thread – DG Vanzara – the IPS officer under whose directions they were carried out.

However, scratch the surface a little and one comes across documents which suggest that the killings were, at best, deliberate and perhaps even a systematic execution of a policy.

Former Gujarat Director General of Police RB Shreekumar had made similar allegations way back in 2005, when he submitted his third affidavit before the Nanavati Shah Commission probing the 2002 Gujarat riots.

The 274-page affidavit containing the quasi-official diary of the top cop, mentioned how the senior bureaucrats and the then DGP were gearing up for killing Muslim miscreants in the name of law and order.

Shreekumars entry dated May 1, 2002, when he was posted as the ADGP (Intelligence) reads: The DGP, in a person to person discussion, told me that the Chief Secretary Shri Subba Rao was persuaded by Cabinet Secretary Shri Prasad (IAS), belonging to the Andhra Pradesh cadre, to eliminate those Muslim extremists who are disturbing communal peace in Ahmedabad.

I responded that we (police) should not do anything illegal because it will be a cold-blooded premeditated murder, if we kill anybody without justification in the form of exercise of right to private defence or as a part of police action to control riots. Shreekumar wrote.

The DGP, Shri Chakravarthy, has fully agreed to my suggestion in this matter, the entry concluded.

In a subsequent entry dated June 28, 2002, which mentioned a meeting of senior officers convened by the then Chief Secretary G. Subbarao to review the situation in Ahmedabad city ahead of the Rath Yatra celebrations, Shreekumar mentioned how the Chief Secretary had suggested that elimination should be resorted to as a matter of policy.

After the formal meeting, the CS spoke to me personally and suggested that if someone is trying to disturb the Rath Yatra or planning to spoil the same, that PERSON BE ELIMINATED. He added that this is the policy and well considered decision of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, read the entry.

Thereafter, the CS observed that such action can be taken on the basis of SITUATIONAL LOGIC.

Vanzara had allegedly planted country-made weapons on 18 Muslim men in Ahmedabads Dariapur area before the Rath Yatra in 2002. Shreekumar had written a letter to the then Ahmedabad Police Commissioner KR Kaushik stating that the weapons found on the 18 Muslim youths were allegedly manufactured at Vadgam in Sabarkantha District at Hindustan Pipe Factory, owned by a Vishwa Hindu Parishad worker.

However, the government initiated an inquiry against Shreekumar for writing the letter instead of DG Vanzara, who should have been probed.

As Narendra Modi embarked on his Sadbhavana Mission on September 17 last year, which also happened to be his birthday, Shreekumar resurrected the old demon in an open letter to the Gujarat Chief Minister.

Sir, had you checked Sh.Vanzara and monitored his work, accepting my report, he would not have indulged in alleged extra-judicial killings of innocent people, Shreekumar wrote.

Now with the investigation in this connection gathering momentum, one can only expect more muck to emerge in the days to come. It appears that history is in no mood to forgive.

Health Minister is not quite healthy

Being a minister in Gujarat can be hazardous to your health, even if you are the minister of health.

As the chief minister was on a marathon mode in spreading Sadbhavana across the state, holding a fast at Anand on Tuesday, the minister of health and government spokesperson Jay Narayan Vyas had to be rushed to a hospital after he complained of uneasiness while on the dais.

According to the doctors, Vyas had developed low blood pressure.

While the desktop world has standardized on HTML-based open web technologies, until now, a large percentage of mobile development teams targeting phones and tables have created different platform-specific native versions for each different device, which results in high costs for creation and maintenance.

With these announcements, along with other related advances in the industry (eg, proliferation of HTML5 capable browsers on mobile devices, improved mobile network speeds including 4G and maturing hybrid web/native tools such as PhoneGap), developers can now create high-quality mobile applications using the same cross-platform HTML5 used in desktop browsers, with all of the cost efficiencies and disciplined team development approaches needed by Enterprise teams.

The Dojo Toolkit is an industry-leading JavaScript toolkit that scales from simple, small-scale development to large-scale team development, and is used by thousands of companies around the world. The Dojo Toolkit is a comprehensive JavaScript development platform that provides key Enterprise-development benefits. The benefits include, all technologies available from a single distribution (eliminating#xA0; mix/match conflicts from different suppliers), backwards compatibility across releases, sophisticated widget framework for extending built-in widgets and creating reusable custom widgets, integrated build system for minimizing network requests and download sizes, common globalization framework, and a set of core widgets that use a common accessibility framework to meet common government accessibility requirements.

Maqetta is a Dojo Foundation open source project for visual authoring of HTML5 user interfaces, desktop and mobile. Dojo Foundation makes the Maqetta application available for free use at http://maqetta.org and provides ZIP downloads for installing Maqetta on intranet servers or running locally. Maqetta is in its technology preview phase, with a 1.0 release expected later in 2012.

These new resources provide the following benefits to mobile development teams:

• With Dojo Toolkit 1.7 – Comprehensive toolkit for building cross-platform mobile applications using HTML5 (both browser-based and installed from apps stores)
• With Maqetta Preview 4 – Strong tools for integrating the design team into the mobile development process, including CSS theme tools that ease development and conformance to corporate visual styling standards

New features in Dojo Toolkit 1.7 include:

• A complete, Enterprise-ready mobile widget set. The mobile widget set provides a full set of common mobile user interface controls that emulate native device controls and support native interactivity, including touch gestures.
• A collection of mobile CSS themes that provide either device-specific, platform-native look feel for iPhone, Android and other devices, or a general cross-platform look feel, and allow for extensive customization so that Enterprise developers can modify the mobile CSS themes to match corporate mobile styling standards.
• A refactored core that is optimized for small footprint and high performance on smart phones and tablets, starting at under 4KB gzipped.
• A new JavaScript loader (AMD) engine that improves the speed of network requests, enables multiple versions of particular modules to run simultaneously and helps reduce download size.
• A revamped and simplified client-side data management engine (dojo.store) that makes it easy to create data-centric web applications and easy to bind data stores programmatically to widgets such as #xA0;data grids, trees, and menus.

Maqetta Preview 4 provides:

• Visual authoring support for Dojo 1.7s extensive mobile widget set and mobile CSS themes.
• Non-programmers and programmers can create true WYSIWYG mobile user interfaces via simple drag/drop from a widget palette into a life-size replica of a mobile device silhouette.
• Powerful mobile CSS theme editor that allow designers to use visual tools for customizing Dojo 1.7s mobile CSS themes to match corporate branding standards.
• Maqetta creates actual running HTML, CSS and JS that can be previewed on actual devices and ultimately handed off to developers to transform into a production application.

With Maqettas Preview 4 release, in addition to drag/drop creation of HTML5 mobile user interfaces without programming, Maqetta now provides a mobile CSS theme editor so that companies can customize widget and HTML styling to match corporate mobile branding standards, says Jon Ferraiolo, project lead for Dojos Maqetta open source project. With the new features in Preview 4, Maqetta now provides a critical mass of capability that allows companies to bring designers into collaborative Enterprise mobile app development.

We are excited by the promise of Maqetta for improving the speed and quality of our Enterprise development efforts for both desktop and mobile, says Roman Chanclor, Interface Design Director at Enterprise Information Management, Inc., an industry leader in business process automation.

EIM delivers Information Technology consulting, design, planning, and implementation services for organizations looking to rapidly automate enterprise business processes, streamline the management of complex case environments, and turn information into insight. Maqetta allows our designers to create WYSIWYG user interface prototypes for both desktop and mobile without programming.#xA0; Maqetta authors its prototypes using the same HTML5, JavaScript and CSS that our developers use, making it easy to transition from design to development, Chanclor added.

With Dojo, were very excited to offer a unified toolkit that uses the same, highly efficient underlying code base for web and mobile applications, said Dylan Schiemann, chairman of the Dojo Foundation.#xA0; #xA0;And with Maqetta and Dojo 1.7, its now possible for non-programmers to get started creating application user interfaces with an open-source, web-based drag and drop tool that outputs elegant source code.

For more information: http://dojofoundation.org

Contact: Dylan Schiemann, dylan@dojotoolkit.org, 650.968.8787 x112

SOURCE The Dojo Foundation

STATESVILLE, N.C., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
Bebida Beverage Company (otc markets:BBDA) (BeBevCo) a developer, manufacturer and marketer of relaxation and energy drinks announced today that 8 Fas Gas Convenience Stores and 13 Speedy’s convenience stores in Missouri will now carry KOMA UNWIND . Fas Gas and Speedy’s now join the growing number of convenience stores around the country in carrying KOMA UNWIND products.

“The sales appeal of KOMA UNWIND products is both national and global, and more and more it can be found where it is most convenient for customers to purchase. In the cities and the suburbs, from our Brand partnership with Jennifer Lopez (J-Lo Music Video) to our involvement with Chris Lafferty Motorsports TV on FOX Sports, we are building the foundation of an across-the-board product sensation,” said BeBevCo COO, Daisy Ramirez.

About BeBevCo

BeBevCo (Bebida Beverage Company) develops, manufactures and markets beverages including relaxation drinks Koma Unwind “Chillaxation” Drink(TM), Koma Unwind Sugar-free “Chillaxation” Drink(TM) and Koma Unwind “Chillaxation” Shot(TM) as well as Potencia Energy Drink, Potencia “BLAST” energy shot, Relax 5 shots and Piranha Water.

Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historic information contained in this release, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause a company’s actual results in the future to differ materially from forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the company’s ability to attract qualified management, raise sufficient capital to execute its business plan, and effectively compete against similar companies.

Contact: (704) 660-0226 extension 5Investorrelations@bebevco.com
www.BeBevCo.com
www.Relaxfive.com

SOURCE Bebida Beverage Company

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The 2011 list honoring 29 companies is the 13th annual listing of businesses recognized for their programs that level the playing field for womens business enterprise, the council said in a release.

“Our Top Corporations know that women’s businesses drive innovation and competitiveness in today’s marketplace. That’s why they are deeply committed to strategic business development programs that span their organizations and achieve measurable results,” said Pamela Prince-Eason, president and CEO of WBENC.

Lance Murray can be reached at 214-706-7106